Joseph COUILLARD

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17 September 1701 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

22 May 1778 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Louis COUILLARD Marie FORTIN

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Born: 17 September 1701 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Louis COUILLARD

Mother: Marie FORTIN

Paternal grandparents: Louis COUILLARD DE L'ESPINAY , Geneviève DESPRÉS

Maternal grandparents: François FORTIN , Marie JOLLIET

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Joseph married Marie-Marthe BELANGER 19 November 1725 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Marthe BELANGER was born 19 June 1706 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Marthe died 13 December 1776 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Marthe was the child of Louis BELANGER and Marguerite LEFRANCOIS.

Joseph COUILLARD died 22 May 1778 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Marthe BELANGER
Marriage date: 19 November 1725
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Marie-Marthe BELANGER was the child of Louis BELANGER and Marguerite LEFRANCOIS

Children of Joseph COUILLARD and Marie-Marthe BELANGER

Marthe COUILLARD

Born: 31 August 1727, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 27 July 1781, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre-Francois CARON 11 July 1746 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph COUILLARD

Born: 25 May 1738, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 7 January 1822, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe CARON 8 November 1762 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Jacques COUILLARD dit DESECOURS

Born: 1 May 1744, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 15 November 1810, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Romaine CARON 26 October 1772 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph-Romain COUILLARD

Born: 8 June 1747, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 5 September 1828, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève CARON 10 August 1772 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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Birth — 1701
17 September 1701
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1725 Marriage / Partner
Joseph COUILLARD and Marie-Marthe BELANGER 19 November 1725, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 24 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Marthe COUILLARD was born 31 August 1727, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Joseph COUILLARD was born 25 May 1738, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Jean-Jacques COUILLARD dit DESECOURS was born 1 May 1744, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph was 42 years old.

1746 Marriage of Child
Marthe COUILLARD married 11 July 1746, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Pierre-Francois CARON

1747 Birth of Child
Joseph-Romain COUILLARD was born 8 June 1747, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph was 45 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage of Child
Joseph COUILLARD married 8 November 1762, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Marie-Josephe CARON

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1772 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Romain COUILLARD married 10 August 1772, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Marie-Geneviève CARON

1772 Marriage of Child
Jean-Jacques COUILLARD dit DESECOURS married 26 October 1772, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Romaine CARON

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.